Rail-tie.



PATENTED NOV. 14, 1905.

W. L. SGHRUM.

RAIL TIE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 9. 1905.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RAIL-TIE.

Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Nov. 14, 1905.

Application filed January 9, 1905. Serial No. 240,223.

To all when it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM L. SOHRUM, a citizen of the United States,residing at Windber, in the county of Somerset and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Rail-Tie, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in metalliccross-ties, and has for its object to provide a simple, cheap, anddurable tie and detachable means carried by the tie for securing therail to the same.

My invention consists in the construction and novel combination of partshereinafter more fully described, and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective View of my improved tie,showing my improved means for locking the rail to the tie. Fig. 2 is aperspective view of my improved chair. Fig. 3 is a perspective view ofthe two clamping members used in connection with the chair. Fig. lis alongitudinal sectional view of Fig. 1, partly broken away. Fig. 5 is across-section of my improved tie. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of one ofthe clamping members as seen from below. Fig. 7 is a perspective view ofthe wooden bed-plate used in the chair.

Referring to the drawings, A indicates the metallic cross-tieconstructed of rolled or cast steel or other suitable material and iscomposed of the shell or body portion at, which is of a U shape incross-section, the sides of the shell being provided withinwardly-projecting longitudinal flanges a. A top plate a is secured onthe flanges a by rivets, said plate being provided with perforations anear its ends. The ends of the cross-tie A are closed by end plates a,which are the shape of the cross-tie in cross-section and are providedwith flanges a at the top and bottom, said flanges overlapping the tieand secured thereon by bolts to.

To the top plate of the tie is secured by bolts 6 my improved chair B,which consists of the bottom plate I), the ends 6 of which are bentinwardly and downwardly upon itself, form a channel-way to receive thewooden bedplate D and rail E, said ends and bottom being provided withperforations in alinement with each other. To the inclined faces of thechair are secured the clamping members C, having perforations formedtherein and provided with side flanges c, the edges of the flangeshaving oppositely-angled edges, one of said angles being longer than theother, the longest side of the clamping member being secured to theinclined face of the chair by bolts 0, which pass upwardly through theperforations in the top plate, chair, and clamping member and are lockedby the nut 0 the other side being clamped against the flange of therail, as clearly shown in Fig. 4.

It will be seen by constructing a cross-tie as described I not onlyprovide a simple,cheap, and durable tie, but I also provide means forsecuring the rail to the tie and a wooden bedplate which forms a cushionwhich relieves the shock of the rail and takes all strain off the bolts.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a device of the kind described, comprising a cross-tie, composedof a body portion having flanges projecting from its sides, a top platesecured on the flanges of the bodyplate, and end plates provided withflanges adapted to fit over the top plate and body portion of thecross-tie, for the purpose described.

2. In a device of the kind described comprising a cross-tie composing aU-shaped bodyportion, the sides of which are flanged, a top platesecured on said flanges, and end plates provided with flanges at theirtops and bottom, for the purpose described.

3. In a device of the kind described, the combination with across-tie,of achair mounted thereon, a wooden block seated in the chan-

